I suppose you could call this classic free-market behaviour; although it’s outside influences, in...
Housing market
“Annual house price growth turns negative in February, Nationwide”
Negative growth. What a great and typical piece of economists’ jargon. I think they mean house...
“Lloyds boss says business case for buy-to-let ‘really difficult'”
Record low interest rates, soaring house prices and our love affair for property (we all...
“Brokers respond to Money Box presenter’s comments on finding a broker”
According to Paul Lewis of the BBC’s MoneyBox programme, to get a good deal,you should go to a...
“Property sales to fall 21% next year as mortgage arrears rise”
OK, I know I’ve been predicting a property market ‘crash’, or at least a slowdown, for a year or...
“Buy-to-let mortgage payments increase by 286% in one year”
It’s changes in the rental market which will have the biggest effect on property prices in the...
“Halifax index shows UK house price drop accelerates”
So gentle subsidence, rather than a crumble to rubble seems to be the predicted pattern for house...
“First-time buyers’ borrowing power hit by affordability stress”
Lenders have to assess whether or not you can afford a mortgage, and in recent years this has...
“More mortgage lenders pull deals on rate rise fears”
I was right in one of my predictions last week, but for the wrong reasons. I said there would be a...
“Why Wall Street is snapping up family homes”
If you’re a believer in the ‘When America sneezes’ cliché, here’s an interesting development from...
“The global housing boom is running out of steam”
We tend to think that obsessing about house prices is a Brit-thing, but the relentless (for now)...
“The latest sign showing house price falls are coming soon”
Many would say that house prices have had their inflation bubble and more, and that the rest of...
“Michael Gove vows to end ‘scourge’ of empty second homes”
No, higher council tax will not end the ‘scourge’ of second homes nor ’bring life back’ to...
“Revealed: The UK’s New Property Hotspot”
It’s when places you’ve never heard of and often wouldn’t stop in, even for snacks, become the...
“How Will The Proposed EPC Regulations For 2025 Impact Landlords?”
This falls firmly into the Michael Caine ‘not a lot of people know this’ category. And that...